2003 Bowman Chrome - Revision history

Stalegum: /* Willie Mays Refractor */

2026-04-15T19:07:31Z

Willie Mays Refractor

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	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base---Refractor/351/Willie-Mays.jpg?id=e018b443-c28c-497a-8f93-7d859bccfa38&size=original&side=front&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base---Refractor/351/Willie-Mays.jpg?id=e018b443-c28c-497a-8f93-7d859bccfa38&size=original&side=front&.jpg
	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base---X-Fractor/351/Willie-Mays.jpg?id=5eedbbd9-b8c8-44e2-9125-fb366f498340&size=original&side=front&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base---X-Fractor/351/Willie-Mays.jpg?id=5eedbbd9-b8c8-44e2-9125-fb366f498340&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base---Gold-Refractor/351/Willie-Mays.jpg?id=6f6ffc78-33fb-4a03-b268-d6ddc9994647&size=original&side=front&.jpg

	Randomly inserted into each Hobby only box topper pack are the following Refractor parallels of the Willie Mays base card.		Randomly inserted into each Hobby only box topper pack are the following Refractor parallels of the Willie Mays base card.

Stalegum: /* First Year */

2026-04-15T18:55:34Z

First Year

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	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base/202/Chien-Ming-Wang.jpg?id=8e7a8b86-138f-47db-894a-20e6967a1432&size=original&side=front&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base/202/Chien-Ming-Wang.jpg?id=8e7a8b86-138f-47db-894a-20e6967a1432&size=original&side=front&.jpg
	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base/202/Chien-Ming-Wang.jpg?id=8e7a8b86-138f-47db-894a-20e6967a1432&size=original&side=back&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base/202/Chien-Ming-Wang.jpg?id=8e7a8b86-138f-47db-894a-20e6967a1432&size=original&side=back&.jpg

			'''NOTE:''' Cards #166, 179, 181, 188, 197, 214, 220, 236, 242, 246, 281, 285, 288, 294, 301, 303, and 327 all feature players who were NOT in [[2003 Bowman]]

	<sql2wiki database="carddb">		<sql2wiki database="carddb">
	SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '2003') AND (setname='Bowman Chrome') AND num between 166 and 330 order by num;		SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '2003') AND (setname='Bowman Chrome') AND num between 166 and 330 order by num;
	</sql2wiki>		</sql2wiki>

	===First Year Autographs===		===First Year Autographs===

Stalegum: /* Checklist */

2019-09-20T15:17:30Z

Checklist

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	===Veterans and Prospects===		===Veterans and Prospects===

			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base/58/Kerry-Wood.jpg?id=83848190-43f4-4232-bfc6-2c831c0960e7&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base/58/Kerry-Wood.jpg?id=83848190-43f4-4232-bfc6-2c831c0960e7&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	<sql2wiki database="carddb">		<sql2wiki database="carddb">
	SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '2003') AND (setname='Bowman Chrome') AND num < 166 order by num +0 ASC;		SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '2003') AND (setname='Bowman Chrome') AND num < 166 order by num +0 ASC;
	</sql2wiki>		</sql2wiki>
			===First Year===

	===~~First Year~~===		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base/202/Chien-Ming-Wang.jpg?id=8e7a8b86-138f-47db-894a-20e6967a1432&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base/202/Chien-Ming-Wang.jpg?id=8e7a8b86-138f-47db-894a-20e6967a1432&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	<sql2wiki database="carddb">		<sql2wiki database="carddb">
	SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '2003') AND (setname='Bowman Chrome') AND num between 166 and 330 order by num;		SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '2003') AND (setname='Bowman Chrome') AND num between 166 and 330 order by num;
	</sql2wiki>		</sql2wiki>
			===First Year Autographs===

	===~~First Year Autographs~~===		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base/348/Bryan-Bullington.jpg?id=7f26a288-f0ea-4736-a1c8-d84e70d1d838&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base/348/Bryan-Bullington.jpg?id=7f26a288-f0ea-4736-a1c8-d84e70d1d838&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	Each First Year Autograph is limited, but NOT serial-numbered to 1700 copies EXCEPT card #332 which is limited to 340 copies.		Each First Year Autograph is limited, but NOT serial-numbered to 1700 copies EXCEPT card #332 which is limited to 340 copies.
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	SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '2003') AND (setname='Bowman Chrome') AND num between 331 and 350 order by num;		SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '2003') AND (setname='Bowman Chrome') AND num between 331 and 350 order by num;
	</sql2wiki>		</sql2wiki>
			===Willie Mays===

	===Willie Mays===		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base/3511/Willie-Mays-(Base).jpg?id=cf6ed25f-3965-444e-80e7-6ff820fe87a4&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base/3511/Willie-Mays-(Base).jpg?id=cf6ed25f-3965-444e-80e7-6ff820fe87a4&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	Topps had signed Willie Mays to an exclusive autograph and marketing contract in 2003, and decided to include him in the 2003 Bowman Chrome base set. Each sealed Hobby box contained one Willie Mays card, either a base card, Refractor parallel, or autograph (see below).		Topps had signed Willie Mays to an exclusive autograph and marketing contract in 2003, and decided to include him in the 2003 Bowman Chrome base set. Each sealed Hobby box contained one Willie Mays card, either a base card, Refractor parallel, or autograph (see below).
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	===Refractor===		===Refractor===

			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base---Refractor/89/Jeff-Bagwell.jpg?id=d32eacb8-1284-4806-91d6-1232c5029456&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base---X-Fractor/79/Darin-Erstad.jpg?id=85bafca3-9521-45f9-a338-15a9e2358b79&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base---Gold-Refractor/154/Joe-Kennedy.jpg?id=13bb58b2-a94a-42ba-8585-acb79975d761&size=original&side=front&.jpg

	All 330 base cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.		All 330 base cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.
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	===Autographed First Year Refractor===		===Autographed First Year Refractor===

			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base---Refractor/341/Travis-Ishikawa.jpg?id=57f7813a-1154-482f-a08e-31a5c637187c&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base---X-Fractor/349/Rajai-Davis.jpg?id=0ac4e534-e803-49e1-90bd-ee6b94c02400&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base---Gold-Refractor/346/Thomari-Story-Harden.jpg?id=0e98199a-b7f4-4c78-9fd5-190ea6041d9e&size=original&side=front&.jpg

	All 20 cards from the Autographed First Year Players subset are available in the following Refractor parallels.		All 20 cards from the Autographed First Year Players subset are available in the following Refractor parallels.

	* Refractor (serial-numbered to 500 copies; Contreras ~~numbered~~ to 100)		* Refractor (limited, but not serial-numbered, to 500 copies; Contreras limited to 100)
	* X-Fractor (serial-numbered to 250 copies; Contreras ~~numbered~~ to 50)		* X-Fractor (limited, but not serial-numbered, to 250 copies; Contreras limited to 50)
	* Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies; Contreras ~~numbered~~ to ten)		* Gold Refractor (limited, but not serial-numbered, to 50 copies; Contreras limited to ten)

	'''NOTE:''' The Autographed First Year Gold Refractors are inserted into packs.		'''NOTE:''' The Autographed First Year Gold Refractors are inserted into packs.

	===Willie Mays Refractor===		===Willie Mays Refractor===

			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base---Refractor/351/Willie-Mays.jpg?id=e018b443-c28c-497a-8f93-7d859bccfa38&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base---X-Fractor/351/Willie-Mays.jpg?id=5eedbbd9-b8c8-44e2-9125-fb366f498340&size=original&side=front&.jpg

	Randomly inserted into each Hobby only box topper pack are the following Refractor parallels of the Willie Mays base card.		Randomly inserted into each Hobby only box topper pack are the following Refractor parallels of the Willie Mays base card.

	* Refractor (serial-numbered to 500 copies)		* Refractor (limited, but not serial-numbered, to 500 copies)
	* X-Fractor (serial-numbered to 250 copies)		* X-Fractor (limited, but not serial-numbered, to 250 copies)
	* Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)		* Gold Refractor (limited, but not serial-numbered, to 50 copies)

	===Uncirculated Blue Refractors===		===Uncirculated Blue Refractors===

			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base---Blue-Refractor/288/Kelly-Shoppach.jpg?id=92d37063-347a-46ed-ad2d-4a59d566f736&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2003/Bowman-Chrome---Base---Blue-Refractor/288/Kelly-Shoppach.jpg?id=92d37063-347a-46ed-ad2d-4a59d566f736&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	Inserted into each Hobby only box topper pack was one redemption card good for an Uncirculated Blue Refractor. Each redemption card had a code that, when entered on thepit.com, would add a randomly selected Blue Refractor to the collector's account (At the time, Topps owned thepit.com). Only the 165 unautographed First Year Players (cards #166-#330) had a Blue Refractor. Collectors had until July 31st, 2005 to claim their Blue Refractor.		Inserted into each Hobby only box topper pack was one redemption card good for an Uncirculated Blue Refractor. Each redemption card had a code that, when entered on thepit.com, would add a randomly selected Blue Refractor to the collector's account (At the time, Topps owned thepit.com). Only the 165 unautographed First Year Players (cards #166-#330) had a Blue Refractor. Collectors had until July 31st, 2005 to claim their Blue Refractor.
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	Willie Mays signed 150 copies of his Bowman Chrome base card for random insertion into Hobby only box topper packs. Each autograph is serial-numbed to 150 copies.		Willie Mays signed 150 copies of his Bowman Chrome base card for random insertion into Hobby only box topper packs. Each autograph is serial-numbed to 150 copies.

			{{Bowman}}
	[[Category:Bowman]]		[[Category:Bowman]]
	[[Category:Topps]]		[[Category:Topps]]
	[[Category:2003]]		[[Category:2003]]

Stalegum: /* Insertion Ratios */

2015-12-23T15:44:20Z

Insertion Ratios

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	\|Base\|\|330\|\|-\|\|4:1\|\|?		\|Base\|\|330\|\|-\|\|4:1\|\|?
	\|-		\|-
	\|First Year Autograph\|\|21\|\|1700\|\|1:26\|\|?		\|First Year Autograph\|\|19\|\|1700\|\|1:26\|\|?
	\|-		\|-
	\|Jose Contreras First Year Autograph\|\|1\|\|340\|\|1:3351\|\|?		\|Jose Contreras First Year Autograph\|\|1\|\|340\|\|1:3351\|\|?
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	\|First Year Uncirculated Blue Refractor\|\|165\|\|-\|\|one-per-box\|\|?		\|First Year Uncirculated Blue Refractor\|\|165\|\|-\|\|one-per-box\|\|?
	\|-		\|-
	\|First Year Autograph Refractor\|\|21\|\|500\|\|1:92\|\|?		\|First Year Autograph Refractor\|\|19\|\|500\|\|1:92\|\|?
	\|-		\|-
	\|Jose Contreras First Year Autograph Refractor\|\|1\|\|100\|\|1:11,479\|\|?		\|Jose Contreras First Year Autograph Refractor\|\|1\|\|100\|\|1:11,479\|\|?
	\|-		\|-
	\|First Year Autograph X-Fractor\|\|21\|\|250\|\|1:199\|\|?		\|First Year Autograph X-Fractor\|\|19\|\|250\|\|1:199\|\|?
	\|-		\|-
	\|Jose Contreras First Year Autograph X-Fractor\|\|1\|\|50\|\|1:22,959\|\|?		\|Jose Contreras First Year Autograph X-Fractor\|\|1\|\|50\|\|1:22,959\|\|?
	\|-		\|-
	\|First Year Autograph Gold Refractor\|\|21\|\|50\|\|1:1202\|\|?		\|First Year Autograph Gold Refractor\|\|19\|\|50\|\|1:1202\|\|?
	\|-		\|-
	\|Jose Contreras First Year Autograph Gold Refractor\|\|1\|\|10\|\|1:177,606\|\|?		\|Jose Contreras First Year Autograph Gold Refractor\|\|1\|\|10\|\|1:177,606\|\|?

Stalegum: /* Distribution */

2015-12-23T15:42:55Z

Distribution

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	=Distribution=		=Distribution=

	Hobby: 18 packs per box, 4 cards per pack (MSRP: $4). 12 boxes per case.		Hobby: 18 packs plus one box topper featuring 1) a Gold Refractor, 2) a Willie Mays card, and 3) an Uncirculated Blue Refractor redemption card per box, 4 cards per pack (MSRP: $4). 12 boxes per case.

	Retail: 24 packs per box, 3 cards per pack		Retail: 24 packs per box, 3 cards per pack

Stalegum: /* Willie Mays Autograph */

2015-12-23T15:41:30Z

Willie Mays Autograph

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	<sql2wiki database="carddb">		<sql2wiki database="carddb">
	SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '2003') AND (setname='Bowman Chrome') AND num =351 and info<>'AU';		SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '2003') AND (setname='Bowman Chrome') AND num =351 and info<>'AU';
	~~</sql2wiki>~~

	~~===Willie Mays Autograph===~~

	~~<sql2wiki database="carddb">~~
	~~SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '2003') AND (setname='Bowman Chrome') AND num =351 and info='AU';~~
	</sql2wiki>		</sql2wiki>

Stalegum: /* Parallels */

2015-12-23T15:41:12Z

Parallels

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 * X-Fractor
 * Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 170 copies; one per Hobby box as a box topper)
 ===Autographed First Year Refractor===
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 ===Willie Mays Refractor===
-The Willie Mays base card
+Randomly inserted into each Hobby only box topper pack are the following Refractor parallels of the Willie Mays base card.
 [[Category:Topps]]
 [[Category:2003]]

Stalegum: /* Parallels */

2015-12-23T15:21:31Z

Parallels

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	==Parallels==		==Parallels==

	Refractor		===Refractor===

	~~X-Fractor~~		All 330 base cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.

	~~Uncirculated Blue~~ Refractor (~~Only made for First Year cards 166-330 via mail~~-~~in exchange~~)		* Refractor
			* X-Fractor
			* Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 170 copies; one per Hobby box as a box topper)

	~~Uncirculated Gold~~ Refractor ~~#/50~~		===Autographed First Year Refractor===

			All 20 cards from the Autographed First Year Players subset are available in the following Refractor parallels.

			* Refractor (serial-numbered to 500 copies; Contreras numbered to 100)
			* X-Fractor (serial-numbered to 250 copies; Contreras numbered to 50)
			* Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies; Contreras numbered to ten)

			'''NOTE:''' The Autographed First Year Gold Refractors are inserted into packs.

			===Willie Mays Refractor===

			The Willie Mays base card

	[[Category:Topps]]		[[Category:Topps]]
	[[Category:2003]]		[[Category:2003]]

Stalegum: /* Willie Mays */

2015-12-23T15:16:17Z

Willie Mays

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	===Willie Mays===		===Willie Mays===

			Topps had signed Willie Mays to an exclusive autograph and marketing contract in 2003, and decided to include him in the 2003 Bowman Chrome base set. Each sealed Hobby box contained one Willie Mays card, either a base card, Refractor parallel, or autograph (see below).

	<sql2wiki database="carddb">		<sql2wiki database="carddb">

Stalegum: /* First Year Autographs */

2015-12-23T15:14:37Z

First Year Autographs

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	===First Year Autographs===		===First Year Autographs===

			Each First Year Autograph is limited, but NOT serial-numbered to 1700 copies EXCEPT card #332 which is limited to 340 copies.

			'''NOTES:'''

			* Some of Rajai Davis' (card #349 in the set) cards were sequentially-numbered as #338.
			* Bryan Bullington (card #348) packed out as an redemption which expired July 31, 2005.

	<sql2wiki database="carddb">		<sql2wiki database="carddb">